The nation’s economy has some cities facing large poverty levels, and a report posted by the site onlyinyourstate.com — which used data from the United States Census Bureau — points out the 10 cities in Massachusetts that are struggling to get by the most.

The list was compiled from information off of the 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, an ongoing survey that covers a range of topics about social, economic, demographic and housing characteristics.

To compile the list of the poorest cities in the state, onlyinyourstate.com used each Massachusetts town’s per capita income — which is the average income earned per person in a year — median household income and poverty level.

Lawrence: Per capita income: $16,987; Median Household income: $32,851; Living below poverty level: 29.2 percent (According to onlyinyourstate.com, Lawrence is also listed as one of the poorest cities in the whole nation.)

Amherst: Per capita income: $19,796; Average Household income: $53,191; Living below poverty level: 48percent. (According to onlyinyourstate.com, this data is based on results from North Amherst. Amherst Center has a poverty rate of 34.1%.)